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Offline Truscott Trotter

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Tiger on the prowl
« on: 22 April 2015, 05:01:48 AM »
Warlord Wittmann's Tiger painted for 503rd Kurt Knispel's tank




Offline von Lucky

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Re: Tiger on the prowl
« Reply #1 on: 22 April 2015, 09:40:32 AM »
Lovely stuff.
- Karsten

"Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

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Offline Truscott Trotter

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Re: Tiger on the prowl
« Reply #2 on: 22 April 2015, 09:50:41 AM »
A close up

Offline Ballardian

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Re: Tiger on the prowl
« Reply #3 on: 22 April 2015, 02:29:11 PM »
Nice work on the Tiger!

Offline Denouement

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Re: Tiger on the prowl
« Reply #4 on: 23 April 2015, 02:37:06 PM »
Nicely done.   8)

Stuart.
Barrowclough; "Have you got any valuables here, Fletch?
Fletcher; "Only what I always keep in my pyjamas"
Blanco; "He could have been after your lemon barley water; "
Fletcher; "What - in my pyjamas? Funny shaped bottle"

Offline Truscott Trotter

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Re: Tiger on the prowl
« Reply #5 on: 24 April 2015, 02:40:12 AM »
Thanks for the comments. I am quite pleased enough to buy another Tiger Kit and this time add some more stowage and 2 crew. Means a bit more modelling work but as I am only ever going to use 2 Tigers they might as well look nice  :-*

Offline Anna Elizabeth

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Re: Tiger on the prowl
« Reply #6 on: 30 April 2015, 07:21:20 PM »
Very nice! Did you airbrush the camouflage?

Offline Truscott Trotter

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Re: Tiger on the prowl
« Reply #7 on: 01 May 2015, 12:11:09 AM »
Thanks Anna- yes I did indeed use an airbrush. After learning to use it on 15mm tanks - 28mm is a doddle  :D

Offline Anna Elizabeth

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Re: Tiger on the prowl
« Reply #8 on: 01 May 2015, 01:34:38 AM »
Thanks Anna- yes I did indeed use an airbrush. After learning to use it on 15mm tanks - 28mm is a doddle  :D

Excellent. :) I need to learn to use my airbrush, last Summer I painted some DUST Tactics walkers with Tamiya spray cans, I need to finish those.

Offline Truscott Trotter

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Re: Tiger on the prowl
« Reply #9 on: 01 May 2015, 01:41:35 AM »
If you are looking yo do the sort of German 3 tone camo four tips I have found invaluable.
1.) Keep pressure down 10-12 psi if possible
2.) Get a good 2 or 3mm needle
3.) Make sure you paint is thinned to milk consistency
4.) Be prepared to go over the edges of the camo with the base colour again to tidy it up - its worth the effort.
Cheers and good luck
TT

Offline Anna Elizabeth

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Re: Tiger on the prowl
« Reply #10 on: 01 May 2015, 01:43:49 AM »
Thank you for the tips. :)

I have an Aztec, and I have to use a hi-flow tip for acrylics, even Tamiya will clog in any other. Rather than total free-hand, I might have to do the Blutack masking that I did with rattle cans.

I'll have to try it soon. :)

 

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